While Uncle Sam Slept
About the Book
John L. Failla’s “While Uncle Sam Slept” enters the field of political intrigue, military upheaval including the annexation of Baja California. Baja is a needed annexation for naval access to the Pacific Ocean.
Fascinating its readers with a mesmerizing story where two operatives of the new Confederation of States, Colonel Booth Skagway and Major Blake Vanderpump, spearhead a dangerous mission in manipulating the television monitors of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s secured conference room igniting a series of events that culminate in the Confederation of States seizing control of all military facilities within the red republican states of what was once referred to as the United States of America.
During this time of internal trauma, an uninformed President, Plato Bass, plays nine holes of golf in his finely tailored yellow slacks, matching Celine Classic Polo shirt and Berluti leather golf shoes. Times were good.
Against a setting of national crisis and political transformation, Failla intricately weaves a level of levity within the possibility of internal war as well as the intricacies of interpersonal relationships. Woven so delicately, with detail, into the fabric of the story are the themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the enduring resilience of the old American spirit of freedom. Through intense character portrayals and skillful storytelling, Failla plunges readers into a world where allegiances shift like the sand, testing the very foundation of societal norms. “While Uncle Sam Slept” stands as a poignant testament to the complexities of Duty, Honor, Country.
